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In mathematics, the base-b cologarithm, sometimes shortened to colog, of a number is the base-b logarithm of the reciprocal of the number. It is equal to the negative base-b logarithm of the number:

${\displaystyle \operatorname {colog} _{b}(x)=\log _{b}\left({\frac {1}{x}}\right)=\log _{b}(1)-\log _{b}(x)=-\log _{b}(x).}$

The cologarithm in base b of a number is also equal to the logarithm of the same number having the reciprocal of b as the base:

${\displaystyle \operatorname {colog} _{b}(x)=\log _{\frac {1}{b}}(x).}$

In chemistry, a decimal cologarithm is indicated by the letter p. This usage originated with the quantity pH, defined as −log₁₀ . Based on pH, the quantity pK_a was later defined as −log₁₀ K_a.

See also

• Antilogarithm
• Binary logarithm

References

1. ^ Hall, Arthur Graham; Frink, Fred Goodrich (January 1909). "Chapter IV. Logarithms Cologarithms". Written at Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Trigonometry. Vol. Part I: Plane Trigonometry. New York, USA: Henry Holt and Company / Norwood Press / J. S. Cushing Co. - Berwick & Smith Co., Norwood, Massachusetts, USA. p. 36. Retrieved 2017-08-12.

Further reading

• "cologarithm". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Archived 16 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
• "Cologarithm". Wolfram MathWorld.

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